Kartoos

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{{Infobox film
| name = Kartoos
| image = Kartoos.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Mahesh Bhatt]]
| producer = [[Firoz Nadiadwala]]
| writer = Anand Vardhan (dialogues)
| story = [[Robin Bhatt]], [[Akash Khurana]]
| narrator =
| based_on = ''[[La Femme Nikita (film)|La Femme Nikita]]'' by [[Luc Besson]]
| starring = [[Sanjay Dutt]] [[Jackie Shroff]] [[Manisha Koirala]]
| music = [[Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]] [[Anu Malik]] [[Bally Sagoo]]
| cinematography = [[Bhushan Patel]]
| editing = Waman Bhonsle
| studio = Base Industries Group
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1999|5|7|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
}}
'''''Kartoos''''' ({{lit|Cartridge}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1999|1999]] Indian [[Bollywood|Hindi]] [[action thriller]] film directed by [[Mahesh Bhatt]] and starring [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Jackie Shroff]] and [[Manisha Koirala]]. It is the last release of Mahesh Bhatt as a director till ''[[Sadak 2]]'' (2020). The film borrows its plot idea from the 1993 film ''[[Point of No Return (1993 film)|Point of No Return]]'', which in turn is a remake of the [[French film]] ''[[La Femme Nikita (film)|La Femme Nikita]]'', where [[Bridget Fonda]] essays a role which is very similar to that character of [[Sanjay Dutt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/may/07kar.htm |title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: The Last Hurrah |work=Rediff.com |date=1999-05-07 |access-date=2012-03-24}}</ref> The movie was remade in Tamil as ''[[Paramasivan]]'' (2006).

==Plot==
A cop ACP Jay Suryavanshi ([[Jackie Shroff]]) trains a criminal Raja ([[Sanjay Dutt]]) to eliminate underworld don Jagat Jogia ([[Gulshan Grover]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/92E39ED9D8D4577165256940004BD693 |title=Making of Kartoos and other tidbits — The Times of India |date=1999-05-23 |access-date=2012-03-24}}</ref>
Jay performs a surgery and implants a transmitter in Raja's leg when he meets with an accident. So whenever Raja travels, Jay can track his movements (even when he is in the UK). Raja falls in love with Mini ([[Manisha Koirala]]), even though he was not 'allowed' to fall in love by Jay. Raja kills Jagat Jogia and his gang and is finally set free by Jay and lives with Mini happily.

==Cast==

* [[Sanjay Dutt]] as Raja/Jeet Balraj
* [[Jackie Shroff]] as ACP Jay Suryavanshi
* [[Manisha Koirala]] as Manpreet "Mini" Kaur
* [[Gulshan Grover]] as Jagat Jogia
* [[Jaspal Bhatti]] as Mini's Uncle
* [[Jack Gaud]] as Jack, Jagat's assistant
* [[Razak Khan]] as Cameo Comedian

==Music==
Given by [[Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]], [[Anu Malik]] and [[Bally Sagoo]] and all the songs are penned by [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]].

* "Ishq Ka Rutba": [[Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]]
* "O Rabba": [[Jay Shree T]]
* "Teri Yaad": Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & [[Udit Narayan]]
* "Ghum Hai Ya Khushi Hai Tu": [[Alka Yagnik]]
* "Baha Na Aansoo": [[Udit Narayan]]
* "Wallah Ye Ladki": [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]], Udit Narayan

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0220594|Kartoos}}

{{Mahesh Bhatt}}

[[Category:1999 films]]
[[Category:1990s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Anu Malik]]
[[Category:Films scored by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]]
[[Category:Films directed by Mahesh Bhatt]]
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Films about organised crime in India]]
[[Category:Indian crime action films]]
[[Category:Indian remakes of French films]]
[[Category:1990s crime action films]]
[[Category:1999 action thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:Films about contract killing in India]]

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